Winter 2016 Life in the fast laneFor Tim De Silva ’18 and his father, racing’s a family affair Lord of the ringsAfter 40 years in the front office, Dean Taylor ’73 retires from Major League Baseball with his third World Championship ring Three cheers for old photosEndpaper Laurels for the ProfessorA night of poetry and a scholarship fund celebrate Ricardo Quinones’ impact on literature and the college Table of Contents In brief Dreier Roundtable unearths polarization’s roots Comments/Letters Faculty News Alumni News Student News Campus News His Best Concert Ever: Bowie in 1972 Hunting for the earliest canines Torrey Sun appointed Acting Dean The road ahead of us Laurels for the Professor In Memoriam: Trustee Larry D. Horner, 1934-2015 In Memoriam Three cheers for old photos A time of changes and new opportunities Planned Giving leads peers, sets records What to expect in the courtroom Lord of the rings Life in the fast lane From Our Home … To Yours